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Domain Name Wire
AFRINIC under scrutiny as ICANN warns of compliance review
Turmoil at Africa’s Regional Internet Registry is coming to a head. This site focuses on domain names, but there’s another part of internet real estate that is extremely valuable: IP addresses. Specifically, IPv4 addresses. They are a sca...
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AFRINIC under scrutiny as ICANN warns of compliance review
Turmoil at Africa’s Regional Internet Registry is coming to a head. This site focuses on domain names, but there’s another part of internet real estate that is extremely valuable: IP addresses. Specifically, IPv4 addresses. They are a sca...
Discussion
July 10, 2025, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Digging into the numbers behind .xyz domain registrations
A Japanese domain registrar has driven significant growth in .xyz domain registrations over the past twelve months. Depending on the month, .xyz ranks either first or second in terms of total domains under management for new top level domain names. T...
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Digging into the numbers behind .xyz domain registrations
A Japanese domain registrar has driven significant growth in .xyz domain registrations over the past twelve months. Depending on the month, .xyz ranks either first or second in terms of total domains under management for new top level domain names. T...
Discussion
July 9, 2025, 8:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Avoiding “fundamentally unfair” UDRP decisions
Panelist uses strong language about fairness and deciding cases under the UDRP. A recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) decision is a reminder of what the UDRP was created for, and what it wasn’t. Textron Aviation Inc., ma...
Discussion
Avoiding “fundamentally unfair” UDRP decisions
Panelist uses strong language about fairness and deciding cases under the UDRP. A recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) decision is a reminder of what the UDRP was created for, and what it wasn’t. Textron Aviation Inc., ma...
Discussion
July 9, 2025, 4:13 pm
The Domains
BrandBucket Acquires Novanym
BrandBucket put out a press release today, they have acquired Novanym, a premium domain name aftermarket website offering a curated catalog of unique and evocative business names with professionally designed logos. Full press release: LOS ANGELES, Ju...
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BrandBucket Acquires Novanym
BrandBucket put out a press release today, they have acquired Novanym, a premium domain name aftermarket website offering a curated catalog of unique and evocative business names with professionally designed logos. Full press release: LOS ANGELES, Ju...
Discussion
July 8, 2025, 8:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN warns that DNS abuse rankings vary widely depending on blocklist source
Abuse rankings shift dramatically between open source and commercial blocklists, exposing blind spots in DNS monitoring. Many research organizations publish lists of top level domains and domain registrars that they claim have high rates of abuse. Bu...
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ICANN warns that DNS abuse rankings vary widely depending on blocklist source
Abuse rankings shift dramatically between open source and commercial blocklists, exposing blind spots in DNS monitoring. Many research organizations publish lists of top level domains and domain registrars that they claim have high rates of abuse. Bu...
Discussion
July 8, 2025, 5:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dynadot offers domain investors another way to sell their domains
Domain registrar offers new auction opportunity with Premium User Auctions. Dynadot has launched a new option for domain investors to sell their domains through auctions. The company’s Premium User Auctions allow Dynadot customers to submit the...
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Dynadot offers domain investors another way to sell their domains
Domain registrar offers new auction opportunity with Premium User Auctions. Dynadot has launched a new option for domain investors to sell their domains through auctions. The company’s Premium User Auctions allow Dynadot customers to submit the...
Discussion
July 8, 2025, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain sales including two AI companies
An AI contract tool, a vaping advocacy group, and a seller of tactical gear bought domain names. One company acquired five country code domain names at Sedo this past week. And a Domain Name Wire reader who registered a similar domain years ago after...
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14 end user domain sales including two AI companies
An AI contract tool, a vaping advocacy group, and a seller of tactical gear bought domain names. One company acquired five country code domain names at Sedo this past week. And a Domain Name Wire reader who registered a similar domain years ago after...
Discussion
July 8, 2025, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain sales led by PublicIndecency.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and PublicInDecency.com led the way at $50,000. Asul.com was second at $33,999. 53 .com sales 27 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .COM &nb...
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Sedo weekly domain sales led by PublicIndecency.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and PublicInDecency.com led the way at $50,000. Asul.com was second at $33,999. 53 .com sales 27 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .COM &nb...
Discussion
July 8, 2025, 1:47 pm
The Domains
Liquid Market Report for Q2 2025 come in at $23.7M
Giuseppe Graziano released the Liquid Market Report for Q2 2025 A few insights from this quarter: • Disclosed sales exploded to $23.711M, largely driven by a spike in 4L .com activity (22M+).• Escrow.com sales totaled $13.46M, down 20.85% f...
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Liquid Market Report for Q2 2025 come in at $23.7M
Giuseppe Graziano released the Liquid Market Report for Q2 2025 A few insights from this quarter: • Disclosed sales exploded to $23.711M, largely driven by a spike in 4L .com activity (22M+).• Escrow.com sales totaled $13.46M, down 20.85% f...
Discussion
July 8, 2025, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
12-month analysis: Which keywords are most popular in Afternic domain sales
A review of keywords in aftermarket domain sales that have remained popular over time. Each month, Afternic posts a list of the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its platform. This is very helpful for domain investors when considering new domains to...
Discussion
12-month analysis: Which keywords are most popular in Afternic domain sales
A review of keywords in aftermarket domain sales that have remained popular over time. Each month, Afternic posts a list of the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its platform. This is very helpful for domain investors when considering new domains to...
Discussion
July 8, 2025, 12:58 pm
